A Network Approach to Suicide Rates

本研究的目的是评估有效性，因此， 美国自杀统计数据的效用， 分析自杀原因的基本前提。 这项研究是在校长早期工作的基础上进行的。 调查人员发现1969年自杀的误报 70. 本研究借鉴社会学理论， 研究如何个人，专业和社区的关系， 验尸官和医学检查官的工作是影响他们的 将“可疑”死亡归类的决定。 这个网络 方法将使用从所有国家收集的数据进行测试。 1989年，美国的验尸官和法医 和1990年。 这些数据将与其他 来自美国人口普查局、全国教会理事会、 和国家卫生统计中心。 鉴于 对报告的自杀率上升的日益关注 在美国，特别是在年轻人中， 报告过程本身至关重要。 这项研究应该摆脱 说明如何调整官方汇率， 高风险群体，并在此过程中，澄清潜在的 自杀的原因。

This study aims to evaluate the validity, and hence the utility, of suicide statistics in the United States, an essential prerequisite for analyzing the causes of suicide. This research follows up on earlier work by the principal investigators which found a misreporting of suicide in 1969- 70. The present study draws on sociological theory to examine how the personal, professional and community ties of coroners and medical examiners operate to influence their decisions in classifying "suspicious" deaths. This network approach will be tested using data collected from all coroners and medical examiners in the United States in 1989 and 1990. These data will be used in conjunction with other data from the U.S. Census, the National Council of Churches, and the Nation Center for Health Statistics. Given the growing concern about the rise in reported rates of suicide in the United States, especially among youth, research on the reporting process itself is critical. This study should shed light on how official rates might be adjusted to identify high risk groups and, in the process, clarify the underlying causes of suicide.